The Katie Halper Show

Katie Halper

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  1. 20 Aug

    Strait of Hormuz Update & Bombshell Palestine Report: Sal Mercogliano, Kavita Algu & Dania Majid

    Katie talks to Salvatore Mercogliano of What's Going On With Shipping about developments in the Strait of Hormuz & the future of the Persian Gulf. But first, Katie talks to Dr. Kavita Algu, a physician who resigned from Mount Sinai after being targeted for her Pro-Palestinian activism, & Dania Majid, president of the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association’s & lead author of their bombshell report, “Anti-Palestinian Racism: Naming, Framing, & Manifestations," about the institutional consequences Palestinians & their allies face for their identities & advocacy. Plus, a surprise appearance from fan favorite Samira Mohyeddin in the Patreon portion! For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow/posts/patreon-full-sal-166445945 Article links:  https://springmag.ca/our-voices-must-...  https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la...  Salvatore Mercogliano is a professor of history & chair of the Dep't of History, Criminal Justice & Politics at Campbell University in North Carolina. He holds a BS in marine transportation from SUNY Maritime College, along with a merchant marine deck officer license where he worked both afloat & ashore. After leaving gov't service, he earned an MA in maritime history & nautical archaeology from East Carolina University & a PhD in military & naval history from University of Alabama. Author of the monograph Fourth Arm of Defense: Sealift & Maritime Logistics in the Vietnam War. In 2021, Prof. Mercogliano launched the YouTube channel What’s Going on With Shipping? (@wgowshipping⁩) following the Ever Given incident in the Suez Canal. Dr. Kavita Algu is a primary care physician, public advocate & scholar currently studying health policy, Indigenous health & human rights at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at University of Toronto. Born in apartheid South Africa, her early life deeply shaped her commitment to health equity and human rights—principles that have guided her decade-long medical career. Dr. Algu previously served for nearly ten years as a palliative care physician at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Toronto. During her tenure, she championed anti-racism initiatives & co-led a successful effort to secure gov't funding for a dedicated Indigenous palliative care program. Dania Majid is the co-founder & president of the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association & is the lead author of ACLA’s 2022 report “Anti-Palestinian Racism: Naming, Framing & Manifestations.” She co-edited the book “When Genocide Wasn’t News: How Canadian media covered up the destruction of Gaza” published by The Breach. Dania is also the co-founder & artistic director of the Toronto Palestine Film Festival. She sits on the steering committee for the Hearing Palestine program at the University of Toronto & is co-founder & organizer of the Vote Palestine campaign. In addition to being a long-time advocate for the Palestinian & Arab community, Dania is also a housing rights lawyer with a legal aid clinic in Ontario & sits on the steering committee of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Ontario Chapter. **Please support The Katie Halper Show** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    Strait of Hormuz Update & Bombshell Palestine Report: Sal Mercogliano, Kavita Algu & Dania Majid
  2. 13 Aug

    Ro Khanna on Israel, Craig Mokhiber on Israel's UN Mole, Sam Husseini On Heckling Schumer & Run

    Rep. Ro Khanna talks about his trip to the West Bank, this week's elections, Abdul El Sayed's victory and his controversial exchange with journalist Jeremy Scahill. Then human rights attorney Craig Mokhiber responds to Ro. And finally, Sam Husseini discusses interrupting Chuck Schumer and why he's running for Congress. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow/posts/patreon-full-ro-165984961 Khanna proudly represents California's 17th Congressional District, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, and is serving his fifth term. He serves as vice chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, on the House Armed Services Committee as ranking member of the Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems (CITI), a member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, and on the Oversight and Accountability committee, where he previously chaired the Environmental Subcommittee. Craig Mokhiber is a longtime international human rights lawyer who served as director of the New York Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. In 2023, he resigned after publicly accusing the U.N. of failing to address what he calls a "text-book case of genocide" unfolding in Gaza. He is a member of the Gaza People's Tribunal. Sam Husseini is an independent journalist currently writing at husseini.substack.com. Husseini has also written for a variety of publications, including CounterPunch, The Nation, The Washington Post, USA Today and Salon. He has written extensively about Palestine and international law. Last year he repeatedly wrote about the possibility of a country invoking the Genocide Convention against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Husseini regularly attends State Department briefings, asking tough questions. Husseini is founder of VotePact.org, which encourages left-right cooperation to undermine the establishment duopoly. He is also a visual artist.  **Please support The Katie Halper Show** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    Ro Khanna on Israel, Craig Mokhiber on Israel's UN Mole, Sam Husseini On Heckling Schumer & Run
  3. 16 Jul

    Trita Parsi on Iran, Marta Havryshko on Ukraine, Kai Newkirk on Running Against Israel + Adam Green

    Trita Parsi talks about the latest Iran news. Kai Newkirk tells us why he's running for Congress in Arizona and why Israel is coming after him. Adam Green gets into who will replace Graham Platner. And Ukrainian historian Marta Havryshko exposes what's really happening in Ukraine and Lindsay Graham's shameful legacy. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow/posts/patreon-full-kai-163853691 Read Trita's latest in Responsible Statecraft: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-mou-hormuz/ Support Kai for Congress in Arizona: https://kaiforaz.com/ Kai Newkirk (AZ-04) is a longtime organizer, anti-corruption leader, and co-founder of 99Rise who led the Democracy Spring protests for campaign finance and voting rights reform. He's running to replace Democratic incumbent Rep. Greg Stanton, an AIPAC-backed corporate Democrat who has taken over $300,000 in AIPAC money, failed to take a strong stand against the Iran war and ICE's rampage, and opposes Medicare For All. Because AZ-04 is solidly Democratic, the primary winner is expected to win the general. Adam Green is cofounder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (boldprogressives.org), an economic populist organization working to elect bold progressive fighters in red purple and blue districts this cycle. PCC has raised $40 million in grassroots donations for candidates over the years. Endorsed candidates include all 3 of Zohran's winners in NY, Analilia Mejia and Adam Hamawy in NJ, Chris Rabb in PA, as well as Abdul El-Sayed in MI, Kai Newkirk in AZ, and others. Trita Parsi is the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute. He is the award-winning author of "Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran, and the Triumph of Diplomacy" and "Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States" and the 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Marta Havryshko is a U.S.-based historian, author and researcher focused on Ukrainian nationalism, the far right, and the Russo-Ukrainian War. She was previously the Dr. Thomas Zand Visiting Assistant Professor in Holocaust Pedagogy and Antisemitism Studies at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University. There, she teaches courses on antisemitism, racism, Eastern Europe, and gender-based violence in armed conflicts. **Please support The Katie Halper Show** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    Trita Parsi on Iran, Marta Havryshko on Ukraine, Kai Newkirk on Running Against Israel + Adam Green
  4. 2 Jul

    Samira Mohyeddin Takes On Zionists, Oliver Larkin Runs Against Israel Shill Jared Moskowitz

    Samira Mohyeddin reports back from the Canadian Museum for Human Rights' Nakba exhibit, where she interviewed the protestors who opposed the fact that a Human Rights Museum would dare cover the Human Rights of Palestinians. Samira also talks about the alleged antisemitism crisis in Canada, the latest in Gaza and Iran, and responds to Jesse Brown of Canadaland. But first, Katie talks to Oliver Larkin about why he's running against Rep. Jared Moskowitz in Florida, and to Jawad Ali, a Palestinian American attorney whose family home in the West Bank was attacked by a violent Israeli mob. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow/posts/patreon-full-ali-162565172 Daniel Maté's full conversation with Jesse Brown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SusqVYPPIpw Samira Mohyeddin (‪@SamiraMohyeddin‬) is a multi award winning journalist, producer and broadcaster. For nearly a decade, she was a producer at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CBC Radio on their national flagship daily program, The Current. She was also a host and producer for CBC Podcasts. Samira resigned from the CBC in 2023 and began her own media company, On The Line Media, which brings audiences the voices they most need to hear from to help them make sense of the world and focuses on critical and contextual journalism and informed commentary. Samira has a Master of Arts in Modern Middle Eastern History from the University of Toronto and is a trained Shakespearean actor and graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. She also completed Genocide Studies at the Zoryan Institute and has a post graduate journalism degree from Centennial College's Story Arts Centre. Oliver Larkin is an activist, union organizer, and proud Democratic Socialist running for Congress to deliver for South Florida. A lifelong advocate for South Florida, Oliver has been at the front lines speaking out about climate resilience, public land, water privatization, immigration justice, and the national media’s erasure of South Florida from major political debates. Oliver's advocacy has spanned city halls, protests, and press pages. In South Florida, he’s fought the 100-year public land lease at Bahia Mar to luxury developers in Fort Lauderdale, protested the expansion of Waste Management’s toxic landfill at Monarch Hill across Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, and Coconut Creek, and stood with LGBTQIA+ communities demanding equality. He's demonstrated in Washington for policing reform. Oliver's work is always rooted in love—for his friends, family, and the South Florida community that raised him. Born on the Fourth of July to an Army family, Oliver has spent his life working to help the United States achieve our founding promise. **Please support The Katie Halper Show** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    Samira Mohyeddin Takes On Zionists, Oliver Larkin Runs Against Israel Shill Jared Moskowitz
  5. 25 Jun

    Iran's Victory With Behrooz Ghamari, Ajamu Baraka & Clau O'Brien Moscoso

    Katie talks to Iranian historian & sociologist Behrooz Ghamari about the revolutionary spirit of Iran & how it managed to strike a major victory against Israel & the U.S. But first, Katie talks about Colombia, the World Cup & more w/ Ajamu Baraka, a Colombia-based human rights defender, former Green Party Vice Presidential nominee & national organizer for the Black Alliance for Peace & Clau O'Brien Moscoso, a Peruvian activist & journalist. Behrooz Ghamari is an Iranian-born American historian, sociologist, & professor, known for his work on the Iranian revolution & its aftermath. He is a fellow at the Center for Place, Culture, & Politics at the CUNY Graduate Center & is affiliated w/ the Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of Toronto. Formerly, he was Professor & Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Studies & Director of the Center for Iran & Persian Gulf Studies at Princeton University. He is the author of four books on different aspects & historical context of the Iranian revolution of 1979 & its aftermath: "Islam & Dissent in Post-Revolutionary Iran"; "Foucault in Iran: Islamic Revolution after the Enlightenment"; "Remembering Akbar: Inside the Iranian Revolution," & most recently "The Long War on Iran: New Events, Old Questions." Ajamu Baraka is a geopolitical analyst, organizer, writer, human rights defender, & veteran of the U.S. Black Liberation Movement. Baraka is the founder of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) & currently serves as the director of BAP’s North-South Project for People(s)-Centered Human Rights. Recently Baraka co-founded the International Coalition to Stop Genocide in Gaza to support the South African case filed w/ the International Court of Justice. In 2016 Baraka was a candidate for Vice President of the U.S. on the Green Party ticket. He currently serves on the Executive Committee of the U.S. Peace Council & the leadership body of the United National Anti-War Coalition (UNAC). He is an editor & contributing columnist for the Black Agenda Report. He is the recipient of the Serena Shirm award for uncompromised integrity in journalism & the US Peace Memorial’s Peace Prize. Clau O'Brien Moscoso is a journalist, organizer, & co-coordinator of the Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Team. Originally from Barrios Altos, Lima, Peru, & raised in Kearny, New Jersey, she is a regular correspondent for the Black Agenda Report, where she frequently reports on political crises, neocolonialism, & U.S. intervention in countries like Peru, Ecuador, & Bolivia. She conducted a high-profile, exclusive two-part conversation in 2026 w/ former Bolivian president Evo Morales regarding the political & economic crisis in Bolivia. In addition to her role at the Black Alliance for Peace, she is a member of the North-South Project for People(s)-Centered Human Rights. **Please support The Katie Halper Show** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    Iran's Victory With Behrooz Ghamari, Ajamu Baraka & Clau O'Brien Moscoso

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